The Lion Revival (2015 Off-Broadway)

Tameka Empson, Theresa Ikoko, David Webber and other Black British performers will take part in a gala at Hackney Empire marking the theatre company's four-decade history.

New York Theatre Ballet will open its first season under Antonia Franceschi with performances at Danspace Project, featuring UNCAGED+, the American premiere of HOMAGE, and SHORT RIDE OUT.

Vincent Heden's bold, controversial Lola anchors a Kinky Boots that stumbles early and dances late — but Bruxellons' craft makes it sing regardless.

Shattered Globe Theatre's new season under Producing Artistic Director Ian Frank will include Midwest premieres of VLADIMIR and THE WATERFALL alongside BRACE BRACE at Theater Wit in Chicago.

Christian Denice and Duncan Lyle were selected as choreographers for the Joffrey Concert Group's Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative, with new works set to premiere at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater.

Nashville folk/pop trio THE ARCADIAN WILD has released their fourth album, MAKE IT OUT ALIVE, and will launch a US headline tour this fall with stops in Iowa City, Minneapolis, Chicago, Asheville and Atlanta.

One of the world's most beloved stage productions is set to arrive in Melbourne, as Disney's THE LION KING brings its internationally acclaimed production to audiences in Melbourne, returning for the first time since 2015.

Disney's THE LION KING will return to Melbourne for the first time since 2015, with performances set to begin at the Regent Theatre as part of the musical's third Australian tour.

New York Theatre Ballet has named Antonia Franceschi as its permanent Artistic Director following her tenure as Interim Artistic Director, the company's board chair announced.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. While last week’s column focused on spouses penning shows together, this week is all about blood relatives partnering to write work. 

Nashville folk/pop trio The Arcadian Wild released new single 'See It To Believe It,' the latest preview of their upcoming album 'Make It Out Alive,' recorded with producer Micah Tawlks.

Theatrical Press Agent, award-wining Author (Jameson Currier), Independent Publisher devoted to gay literature and later an Artist, died of a sudden heart attack at his home in in Chatham Center, New York.

The selection of Frozen as the summer musical served multiple masters. Thematically, it fit within Encore’s 2025-2026 season’s theme of “Finding Yourself,” as the story of Queen Elsa discovering how to better control her powers also serves as a metaphor for self-love, self-acceptance, and self-esteem. Frozen also, let’s be honest, has always been a crowd-pleaser. It has a near universal appeal for various attendees who’d be interested in seeing a production at Dr. Phillips Center. Musical Theatre Acolytes. Disney Adults. Families looking for kid-friendly entertainment.

Nonesuch Records is set to release Natalie Merchant’s Cabinet of Wonder, a digital collection of seventeen songs and accompanying videos from the singer-songwriter’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Chicago Children’s Theatre (CCT).

The winner of six Tony Awards ® including Best Musical, Best Choreography, and Best Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designs, Disney's beloved musical THE LION KING returns to Cleveland and Playhouse Square's KeyBank State Theatre, July 6 - August 8, 2026.

James Norton will play the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, conceived and directed by Thomas Ostermeier in the West End in Autumn 2027. Learn more here.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

Here comes the General! Tony Award-nominated, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning performer Christopher Jackson will make a return to Broadway this fall, reprising his Tony-nominated role as George Washington in Hamilton.

The biographical play with live music celebrating Dr Feelgood co-founder Wilko Johnson will tour 13 UK venues, with rock and roll guest performers joining the production that originated at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch.

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art will present 'Soul, Sound, and Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney,' a retrospective of over 75 works exploring music's influence on the late illustrator's career.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

With The Late Show with Stephen Colbert coming to an end this week, we are looking back at some of our favorite Broadway performances and musical theater-themed moments from over the past ten years.

The 2026 Tony nominees are already winners... literally. For some, this marks their first nomination, but others have already won Tony Awards in seasons past. We took a look at which nominees have won at least a Tony or two (or four!) - amongst them, they've gathered a total 64 awards.

Wesleyan University has named its black box theater in the new Fries Arts Building the Lin-Manuel Miranda Theater, in honor of Lin-Manuel Miranda, who graduated from the university in 2002.